Boys' name · since 1951
Dougals
47 babies named Dougals in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
47 boys have been named Dougals since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dougals recorded 47 times among boys since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1986.
- #22,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 47 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dougals ranks #22,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dougals's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dougals's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dougals's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dougals popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1986
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dougals by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Dougals's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dougals births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Dougals's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1980s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dougals: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dougals draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.